Contents:
- Medical Video: Newborn Burping Techniques
- Causes of baby hiccups
- How often is normal hiccup in a baby?
- How do you deal with baby hiccups?
Medical Video: Newborn Burping Techniques
Does your baby often have hiccups? Actually, isn't it normal for babies to hiccup? Hiccups (hiccups) indeed often experienced especially in newborns. Then what are the causes? Let's look at the causes of hiccups in babies.
Causes of baby hiccups
As in adults, hiccups occur as a result of contractions in the baby's diaphragm that are still in development. Not yet known the exact cause of hiccups. However, these contractions can be stimulated by many things.
In newborns, hiccups are often caused by babies drinking too much milk, too fast or swallowing a lot of air. This can lead to gastric distension. A pediatrician named Christal-Joy Forgenie said that the distension of the stomach can push the diaphragm causing contraction of the diaphragm, and hiccups occur. He also said that hiccups usually occur in newborns, after or while breastfeeding.
In addition, other causes of baby hiccups can also be caused by gastroesophageal reflux. Gastroesophageal reflux is a condition experienced by a baby due to a valve between the stomach and esophagus that has not functioned perfectly. The valve serves to prevent food that has entered the stomach from returning to the esophagus.
In infants, especially premature babies, the valve has not functioned properly so that food can rise again into the esophagus and can cause gastroesophageal reflux which triggers hiccups. In addition to hiccups, babies who experience gastroesophageal reflux cry more often and experience spit up (spitting up) more often.
How often is normal hiccup in a baby?
Babies can experience hiccups several times in one day. In newborns, hiccups can last up to more than 10 minutes. If the baby looks calm and fine, you don't need to worry. Try to wait for a while until the hiccup disappears on its own.
How do you deal with baby hiccups?
When the baby is breastfeeding, try to give a time lag so the baby can belch first. You can also give a pacifier (pacifier) to suck the baby to soothe the diaphragm. You can also let hiccups stop by themselves. If the hiccup doesn't stop, see a doctor.
